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![]() Male Players - Australia
Victor Thomas TrumperBorn: 2 November 1877, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South WalesDied: 28 June 1915, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales Major Teams: New South Wales, Australia. Known As: Victor Trumper Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Test Debut: Australia v England at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1899 Last Test: Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, 1911/12 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1903 Career Statistics:TESTS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 48 89 8 3163 214* 39.04 8 13 31 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 91 20 317 8 39.62 3-60 0 0 68.2 3.48 FIRST-CLASS (career: 1894/95 - 1913/14) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 255 401 21 16939 300* 44.57 42 87 172 0 R W Ave BBI 5 10 Bowling 2008 64 31.37 5-19 2 0 - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Victor TrumperStatistics involving Victor TrumperArticles about Victor Trumper
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Profile:When judged by average alone, Victor Trumper may not seem an exceptional batsman. Yet in the judgement of all who saw him, Trumper stands amongst the greats, as much for the style and grace with which he batted as much as the number of runs he scored. A superb natural player, CB Fry described him as with "no style but was all style". The 1902 tour of England was possibly his finest year, when on generally appalling wickets, Trumper carried all before him, making 2570 runs at an average of close to 50. Basically an orthdox batsman, Trumper's ability to improvise to overcome adverse conditons made him unique. His creativity at the wicket is shown by the manner he treated the first three balls of a match at Lords. Delivered by Haigh, on a rain damaged wicket, each was of perfect length and line. The first was hit for 6 over wid-wicket, the second cut for 4 behind point, and the last straight driven for another boundary. Trumper, an artist at the crease, was reluctant to repeat himself. The image of Trumper leaping out to drive, the most famous of all cricketing photographs, captures the essence of the man and the Golden Age of batting. A modest man, completely unaffected by his fame, his premature death at the age of 37 was marked by mourning and grief throughout Australia. (David Liverman, Jan 1998). |
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